AshVilla Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) Disgusting behaviour. Using our club to get a better deal at Barca. Edited May 17, 2023 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 It shows a huge amount of progress to have been a serious consideration for someone of his standing tbf. Shame we didn't get him but the message sent is that we're a serious and ambitious club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 17, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) That's a bugger. Guess he didn't like Birmingham much during his trip here. Shame tho, was quite excited by this. Edited May 17, 2023 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted May 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, AshVilla said: Disgusting behaviour. Using our club to get a better deal at Barca. smith rowe ward prowse and now alemany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 If he continues to follow Joe Bryan's trajectory like this then I anticipate Barca being relegated next season. That'll show him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Could be a slim chance the only way he could complete his promise to do Barca to do their summer business is that he stays and leaves after window shuts in September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Indigo said: If he continues to follow Joe Bryan's trajectory like this then I anticipate Barca being relegated next season. That'll show him. At least he'll score a couple in the playoff final the following season though. Every cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Not arsed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 **** him then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 17, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2023 Interesting that Barcelona still plan on hiring his replacement even with him staying. Ah well, didn't even know who Alemany was a few weeks ago. Will happily return to that state. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Weird for him to do his 'friend' Emery like that as well, unless their friendship was exaggerated a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Didnt know who he was a month ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Pretty weird, but I'm sure we'll move on. At least we can raid Barca for players now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Meh... Pretty sure we already have a Director of Football in place as it stands. Nothing changes this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Quote Mateu Alemany is reconsidering his future at Barcelona putting a proposed move to Aston Villa in jeopardy. Barcelona confirmed earlier this month that Alemany would leave the club on June 30 — a year before his contract was due to expire — to pursue a new “professional project”. He was subsequently expected to join the Premier League in a senior football position and work alongside fellow Spaniard Unai Emery. However, Barcelona club sources, speaking with anonymity to protect relationships, confirmed a meeting with president Joan Laporta took place on Wednesday in which Alemany reconsidered his position. Despite receiving a lucrative offer from Villa and visiting the training ground last week, Alemany considers the current project in Barcelona as his project, and is open to fulfilling the remaining year of his contract at his current terms. Alemany has been director of football at the Camp Nou since 2021 and has helped oversee transfers during a challenging financial period. He previously held roles at Valencia, where he was general director, and Real Mallorca, where he was president and chief executive. Damia Vidagany, the personal assistant of Villa head coach Emery, worked with Alemany at Valencia and they were set to be reunited as Villa looked to build on the progress made under the Spaniard since his arrival earlier this season. He has lifted Villa from 14th to eighth in the Premier League table since taking over from Steven Gerrard in October. Sporting director Jordi Cruyff confirmed he would be leaving Barcelona on Tuesday with former player Deco one of those in the frame to replace him. Mateu Alemany considering Barcelona stay despite Aston Villa offer - The Athletic Seems like from reading that he will see out this summer window and then potentially move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Wow what a snake. Sets us well behind now having to start from scratch to find someone else..bet Emery is furious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 I don't think anyone planned for the news he was joining us to break. Makes it impossible for him to fulfil his work at Barca up until end of the Summer as the Barca statement said. So this could be an acceptance that to do what he promised he needs to stay at Barca and then review things after summer. I don't know why but it's possible we see him at Villa but just next season now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Seems like from reading that he will see out this summer window and then potentially move. Sounds like he hasn't decided yet, maybe he's got a last minute offer from Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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